Porter Anderson ( PorterAnderson.com ) BA, MA, MFA, is Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives, the editorially autonomous daily news medium presented by Frankfurter Buchmesse for the world publishing industry. Anderson is a veteran newsman with CNN International, CNN, and CNN.com – as well as the Village Voice in New York City, the Dallas Times Herald, The Bookseller in London, and others. He was named London Book Fair’s International Trade Press Journalist in the 2019 International Excellence Awards. In addition to his career in news, Anderson has worked with the United Nations, on a diplomatic posting to Rome. He has also served as Executive Media Producer of INDEX: Design to Improve life in Copenhagen, the Danish award for humanitarian design under the patronage of Frederik X, King of Denmark. Anderson is a frequent speaker on the international publishing stage, in trade shows and book-fair settings in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
